Calendar Year 2018

New Year’s Day - Monday, January 1, 2018
Monday – No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Monday-Friday

Memorial Day – Monday, May 28, 2018
Monday – No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Monday-Friday

Independence Day – Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Wednesday-No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Wednesday-Friday

Labor Day – Monday, September 3, 2018
Monday No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Monday-Friday

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thursday No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Thursday & Friday

Christmas Day – Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Tuesday No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Tuesday-Friday

Calendar Year 2019

New Year’s Day – Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Tuesday No Collection Scheduled
Collection will be delayed one day Tuesday-Friday

Please contact Waste Management for special pick up which includes construction materials at 1/800/796-9696.

Time and Place of Pickup
For Residential Services, please have your container out by 6 a.m. at your regular pickup location, such as the curb or alleyway, and please ensure that the container is outside any fences or gates. For alley service, please mark your street address in the alley or on your containers for identification by our drivers.

Containers
To prevent injury to our drivers, please ensure that all non-Waste Management containers are no larger than 32 gallons and weigh no more than 40 pounds when full. Do not use 55 gallon drums, paper sacks or boxes as trash containers. To reduce odors and prevent litter, please bag all trash items. If you have a separate container for recycling, please do not bag recyclables in plastic bags but place them loosely in the container. This will improve sorting of recyclables at the processing facility.

Curbside Cart Placement
As a best practice, we recommend that all carts be placed curbside on your designated service days before 6 a.m., as the pickup time for your service day may take place between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. For homes with both waste and recycling services, please allow approximately one to two feet of space between each cart. This ensures safe and easy service, while lowering the risk of damage to the carts.Tip: Make sure there are no bicycles, toys or yard items at the curb on pick-up day. We are not responsible for the loss or damage of personal items. You are responsible for the maintenance and safe use of Waste Management containers. We strongly recommend that you periodically disinfect your container by rinsing it with one ounce of household bleach mixed with one gallon of water.

Farmington Boasts One of the State’s Highest Recycling Rates

The Farmington area’s recycling authority recently released its 2015 progress report and Farmington gets a gold star. Farmington achieved a 53.14 percent recycling rate for 2015, this is up from 50.8 percent in 2014.

According to Mike Csapo, General Manager of Resource Recovery & Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC), Farmington has one of the highest recycling rates in the state. Last year, Farmington was recognized by The Department of Environmental Quality and Governor’s Recycling Council for excellence in recycling at the Governor’s Recycling Summit.

The metrics report lists Farmington as having recycled 733.9 tons of materials in 2015, and composted 1,501.9 tons of yard waste.

Farmington offers its residence a wide variety of recycling options, providing convenience through curbside pick-up, drop off sites and collection events. To encourage more recycling, the city migrated their smaller box-size recycling bins to 64 gallon bins in 2012 and is now adding a curbside recycling service for clothing and accessories.

“Our recycling rate is likely to increase again this year due to the curbside clothing recycling program that the city is starting this March,” commented Farmington City Manager David M. Murphy.

In November, 2015, the Farmington City Council adopted a resolution to implement a curbside clothing recycling program that was presented by RRRASOC. The program is a free, residential curbside pickup service that will occur on the same day as weekly recycling collection. Additional information will be mailed to households in the next few weeks.

Murphy praises RRRASOC for its constant communication efforts with the community in regards to recycling and its initiative in investigating new programs.

RRRASOC’s user-friendly website is linked to the city of Farmington’s site. To learn more about Farmington and RRRASOC’s recycling efforts, visit farmgov.com and go to the City Services tab to find Recycling. For more information about recycling opportunities in Michigan or to see Michigan’s plan for increasing recycling, visit www.Michigan.gov/MIrecycles.